53 STAT.]
76TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 115-MAY 6, 1939
Provided, That the provisions of section 322 of the Act of June 30,
1932 (47 Stat. 412), shall not apply with respect to the rental of
temporary quarters for housing Federal activities during the replace-
ment or remodeling of buildings authorized under this or previous
Acts.
Social Security Board and Railroad Retirement Board Buildings:
For continuation of the acquisition of the necessary land and the
construction of buildings for the Social Security Board and the Rail-
road Retirement Board, $8,000,000.
War Department Building: For continuation of the acquisition
of land as a site for buildings for the War Department, and for
continuation of the construction of the first building unit, $5,000,000.
Government Printing Office, annex buildings, Washington, District
of Columbia: For completion of construction of annex buildings for
the Government Printing Office, $2,800,000.
Payment of claims for relief of contractors, Act of June 16, 1934:
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to make payment of claims
settled and certified by'the Comptroller General of the United States
under the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide relief to
Government contractors whose costs of performance were increased
as a result of compliance with the Act approved June 16, 1933, and
for other purposes", approved June 16, 1934 (41 U. S. C. 28), not to
exceed $300,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation
available for this purpose for the fiscal year 1939 is continued avail-
able until June 30, 1940.
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Proviso.
Rental of temporary
quarters.
47 Stat. 412.
40 U.S. C . §40a.
Social Security
Board and Railroad
Retirement Board
Buildings, site and
construction.
War Department
Building, site and
construction.
Government Print-
ing Office, completion
of annex buildings.
Relief of Govern-
ment contractors.
Losses due to com-
pliance with codes.
48 Stat. 074.
41 U.S.C. 28.
Unexpended bal-
ance, amount contin-
ued available.
PROCUREMENT DIVISION--BRANCH OF SUPPLY
Salaries and expenses: For the Director of Procurement and other
personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field service,
and for miscellaneous expenses, including office supplies and mate-
rials, purchase and exchange of motortrucks and maintenance thereof,
telegrams, telephone service, traveling expenses, office equipment, fuel,
light, electric current, and other expenses for carrying into effect
regulations governing the procurement, warehousing, and distribu-
tion by the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department of
property, equipment, stores, and supplies in the District of Columbia
and in the field (including not to exceed $500 to settle claims for
damages caused to private property by motor vehicles used by the
Procurement Division), $460,000: Provided, That the Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized and directed during the fiscal year 1940
to transfer to this appropriation from any appropriations or funds
available to the several departments and establishments of the Gov-
ernment such amounts as may be approved by the Director of the
Bureau of the Budget, not to exceed the amount of the annual com-
pensation of employees heretofore or hereafter transferred or detailed
to the Procurement Division, Branch of Supply, respectively, from
any such department or establishment, where the transfer or detail
of such employees was or will be incident to a transfer of a function
or functions to that Division: Providedfurther, That payments dur-
ing the fiscal year 1940 to the general supply fund for materials,
supplies (including fuel), and services, and overhead expenses, for
all issues shall be made on the books of the Treasury Department
by transfer and counter-warrants prepared by the Procurement Divi-
sion of the Treasury Department and countersigned by the Comp-
troller General, such warrants to be based solely on itemized invoices
prepared by the Procurement Division at issue prices to be fixed by
Salaries
and ex-
penses.
Post, p. 1326.
Damage claims.
Provisos.
Transfer offunds for
compensation of de-
tailed employees.
Payments for mate-
rials, etc.
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